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Precision Dynamics Corporation Introduces Blood Band Plus Wristbands for Positive Patient Identification and Blood Matching.


PDC (1) (Primary Domain Controller) A Windows NT/2000 service that manages security for its local domain. Every domain has one PDC, which contains a database of usernames, passwords and permissions.  Blood Bands Reduce Transfusion Transfusion Definition

Transfusion is the process of transferring whole blood or blood components from one person (donor) to another (recipient).
 Errors Related to Patient or Blood Misidentification

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, Calif. -- Precision Dynamics Corporation (PDC), a leader and innovator of automated wristband wristband An identifying bracelet attached to a Pt's wrist at the time of admission to a health care facility, which may be the only identifier used during a person's stay in a hospital  identification, announces the release of Securline([R])Blood Band Plus Wristbands for patient identification and blood matching.

Blood samples all look the same. There is no way of identifying between type 0 and type B blood when it is in a blood bag or during a transfusion. This is why it is critical for hospitals and healthcare organizations to implement an effective labeling and identification system for patient blood samples. Precision Dynamics' Blood Band Wristbands minimize chances of incompatible transfusions due to wrong blood and/or wrong patient identification, thereby improving patient safety.

With Securline Blood Band Plus Wristbands, lab and transfusion technicians are able to match the right patient to the right blood using wristbands and adhesive labels An adhesive label is a small piece of paper designed to be affixed to another larger piece of paper or other object, typically by the action of a layer of adhesive on the back of the label.  printed with unique identification numbers. The new adhesive peel-off tail, which includes individual labels, allows transfusion and lab technicians to apply labels directly on specimen tubes for accurate ID of patient and blood.

Available in red, yellow, and green and intended for in-patient in·pa·tient or in-pa·tient  
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A patient who is admitted to a hospital or clinic for treatment that requires at least one overnight stay.
 use, Blood Band Plus features include:

* NEW! Adhesive Peel-off Tail: tail has peel-off self-adhesive feature that applies directly to specimen tubes

* SecurSnap([R] )Closure: plastic snaps, as opposed to metal snaps, provide greater patient safety, comfort and security

* Easy-to-Read Data Area: a large, white surface offers clear and easy readability which can help reduce medical errors

* Efficient Easy-Peel Labels: includes 23 easy-peel labels for quick ID and tracking of specimens

Blood Band Wristbands provide a direct link between blood samples, patient, and any cross-matched blood. For more information on Blood Band Plus or other patient ID solutions, visit www.pdcorp.com/healthcare.

About Precision Dynamics

With over 50 years of experience, PDC is a global leader and pacesetter in the development of Auto ID wristband systems for healthcare, leisure and entertainment, and law enforcement. The company introduced the first patient Bar Code ID Wristband, patented Smart Band([R]) Radio Frequency Identification See RFID.  (RFID (Radio Frequency IDentification) A data collection technology that uses electronic tags for storing data. The tag, also known as an "electronic label," "transponder" or "code plate," is made up of an RFID chip attached to an antenna. ) Wristbands, the AgeBand([R]) Age/ID System, and PDC Smart Kiosk([R]) Cashless RFID System. PDC is committed to 100% quality in service, design, and manufacturing and has ISO- iso- or is-
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1. Equal; uniform: isobar.

2. Isomeric: isopropyl.

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9001: 2000 and ISO-13485: 2003 certification. For more information, visit www.pdcorp.com

Precision Dynamics Corporation name and logo, Securline([R]), SecurSnap([R]), Smart Band([R]), AgeBand([R]), and PDC Smart Kiosk([R]) are registered trademarks of Precision Dynamics Corporation. All other product names, company names, marks, logos and symbols mentioned herein are trademarks of their respective owners.
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